December 21, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed without objection H.R. 5126, Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (DESCEND Act). The bipartisan bill requires recreational (including charter boats) and commercial fishermen to have on board a venting tool or descending device that is rigged and ready …
U.S. Senate sends DESCEND Act to President Trump’s Desk Read More »
Recently, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and nearly 20 of the nation’s leading sporting conservation organizations sent a letter to members of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council in support of Resolution 20-D, which would allow conservation and restoration projects to be completed “out-of-the-spill-zone” of the 1989 oil spill. According to the Resolution, Resolution …
CSF Supports Efforts to Restore Habitat in Alaska Read More »
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator On December 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the National Park Service (NPS) in support of Alternative 5 of the Big Cypress National Preserve Backcountry Access Plan / Environmental Impact Statement (Plan). Alternative 5 is the NPS’s preferred alternative that would reopen 66 miles of …
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator In early December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its decision to proceed with the “No Action Alternative” on the proposed Lucky Peak Lake View Trail, located outside of Boise, Idaho in critical big game wintering habitat. The decision is a significant win for conservation as …
Lucky Peak Lake View Trail Proposal Tabled in Idaho after Public Outcry Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On December 16, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) Advisory Council convened for a virtual meeting to vote on the fate of the citizen-driven proposals to ban predator hunting contests and coyote trapping in the Pine Tree State. In both instances, motions were made …
MDIFW Advisory Council Unanimously Votes to Reject Anti-Sportsmen’s Proposals Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager As the 2020 legislative session in the Great Lakes State draws to an end, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) would like to provide updates on recent activity in the state legislature. Below is a summary of two bills of particular interest to sportsmen and women that were recently passed …
Michigan Still has Active Legislation Relevant to Sportsmen Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On December 8, Representative-Elect Tim Taylor pre-filed House Bill 369 (HB 369), titled the “Prescribed Burning Act,” ahead of the upcoming 2021 legislative session. HB 369 seeks to formally define the liability standards that landowners must meet when using prescribed fire on their property. Currently, the liability standards …
Bill to Define Liability Standards for Prescribed Burning Pre-Filed in Missouri Read More »
On December 10, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (S. 906) to the President’s desk. Once signed, the new law will phase out the use of indiscriminate and wasteful large-mesh drift gillnets off the coast of California, while also helping the Alaska halibut sportfishing fleet to secure additional …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On December 8, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the Ohio House of Representatives in support of knife ban repeal legislation. On November 24, Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) reported out of the House Committee on Criminal Justice on a 7-4 vote. The House of …
CSF Supports Knife Ban Repeal Legislation in Ohio Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Last month, the National Wild Pig Task Force (NWPTF) voted to create a permanent position on the Task Force, specifically for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), in order to continue to act as a valued resource in perpetuity. “We have had a quality relationship with the CSF for …
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator Throughout the northeast region, state legislative sportsmen’s caucuses have been hard at work, preparing for the upcoming regular sessions by lining up future virtual meetings and identifying opportunities to protect and advance pro-sportsmen’s policies in the state capitols. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has been actively engaged …
December 10, 2020 – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and Pheasants Forever Inc., and Quail Forever (PF & QF) are pleased to announce the formal continuation of their successful partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed this week during the 17th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit, held virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus …
December 10, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On December 8 and 9, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted the 17th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit. Though traditionally an in-person event, this year’s virtual offering shattered prior attendance records and drew together more than 200 legislators from all 50 states, more than 80 members …
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic still at the front of everyone’s minds, we are already beginning to witness the impact that actions taken in some states during the past year will have on state legislative sessions across the nation in 2021. Some of the primary responses to the …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On December 1, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) opened the public comment period for proposed rule changes for the 2021-2022 seasons, including three rule proposals that would open Sunday hunting on 51 Game Lands. Since the passage of the Outdoor Heritage Enhanced Act of 2017, which …
Comment Period Open for Public Lands Sunday Hunting Rule Proposals in North Carolina Read More »
Last week, the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC) hosted its sixth meeting since its inception, and was joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Aurelia Skipwith, to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing America’s sportsmen and women. The …
CSF President and HSSCC Chairman Jeff Crane Leads Meeting with Two Cabinet Secretaries Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On December 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter in support of several proposed rule changes made by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to reduce the minimum age to participate in the Mentored-Youth Hunting Program from 10 to 8, to increase the …
On Thursday, December 9, House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Chairman and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus member Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) introduced a bill that would expand the Conservation Reserve Program’s (CRP) maximum enrollment cap to 50 million acres by the year 2026. Currently set at 25 million acres for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and reaching a …
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Peterson Introduces Bill to Expand CRP Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator For most sportsmen and women, the end of November conjures thoughts of gathering with family members and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving and sharing stories from successes afield. While this is most often the case, Pennsylvania’s sporting community had something else on its mind: Sunday …
Keystone Moment for Pennsylvania’s Sportsmen and Women Read More »
Last week, the Trump administration rejected a permit request to develop a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, ensuring the future of the world’s largest remaining wild salmon spawning grounds, which delivered a remarkable victory to sportsmen and women and conservation. Previously, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) requested the Pebble …
Threat to World’s Largest Salmon Fishery Ends, Permit for Pebble Mine Denied Read More »
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